England host Japan in the Friendlies on 31 March 2026, Tuesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 19:45 UK Time.
England and Japan meet in an international friendly that brings together two sides with strong recent form and clear attacking identity. With both teams comfortable in possession and capable of quick transitions, this fixture is expected to carry a balanced but open rhythm.
England arrive with consistent results and defensive control, while Japan come in with confidence after a series of disciplined and effective performances. The game is likely to reflect a mix of structured buildup and attacking intent from both sides.
England’s recent run shows a team that combines defensive discipline with reliable attacking output. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw against Uruguay, where they maintained control for long periods but were tested in moments of transition.
Prior to that, England secured a 2-0 win over Albania and another 2-0 victory against Serbia, both matches highlighting their ability to manage games while converting key chances. A dominant 5-0 win away at Latvia and a 3-0 success over Wales further underline their attacking strength when facing teams they can control territorially.
Across these results, England have shown consistency in both scoring and limiting opposition chances. In friendly matches, they tend to retain structure while allowing attacking players more freedom in advanced areas.
Japan enter this fixture with strong momentum and a clear tactical identity built on organisation and quick attacking transitions. Their most recent result was a 1-0 win away at Scotland, a disciplined performance that showcased defensive focus alongside efficient finishing.
That followed a 3-0 win over Bolivia and a 2-0 victory against Ghana, both matches where Japan controlled space effectively. A 3-2 win against Brazil highlighted their ability to compete against high level opposition, while a 2-2 draw with Paraguay showed resilience in more open games.
Japan’s recent performances reflect a side that can balance structure with attacking movement. Even in friendly settings, they maintain organisation while creating opportunities through pace and coordinated play.
The best bet for this match points towards England to win HT/FT at 2.38 odds. Their recent consistency in controlling matches and establishing early leads suggests they can take command of the game and maintain that advantage throughout.
There is also strong potential for goals in this fixture. Backing over 2.5 goals at 1.96 odds aligns with both teams’ attacking quality and recent scoring records, especially if the game opens up as expected.
For those looking at a correct score prediction, a 3-0 England win at 11.00 odds reflects the likely outcome. England’s defensive solidity combined with attacking efficiency suggests they can score multiple goals while limiting Japan’s chances.
| England | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 0 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 |
| Goals For | 1 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 2 | 0 |
| England | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 0 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 |
| Goals For | 1 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 2 | 0 |
|
01.07.26
|
England DR Congo |
2-1 |
|
27.06.26
|
Panama England |
0-2 |
|
23.06.26
|
England Ghana |
0-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
England Croatia |
4-2 |
|
10.06.26
|
England Costa Rica |
3-0 |
|
06.06.26
|
England New Zealand |
1-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
England Japan |
0-1 |
|
27.03.26
|
England Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
16.11.25
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
13.11.25
|
England Serbia |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Latvia England |
0-5 |
|
09.10.25
|
England Wales |
3-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Serbia England |
0-5 |
|
06.09.25
|
England Andorra |
2-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
England Senegal |
1-3 |
|
07.06.25
|
Andorra England |
0-1 |
|
24.03.25
|
England Latvia |
3-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
17.11.24
|
England Ireland |
5-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Greece England |
0-3 |
|
13.10.24
|
Finland England |
1-3 |
|
10.10.24
|
England Greece |
1-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
England Finland |
2-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ireland England |
0-2 |
|
14.07.24
|
Spain England |
2-1 |
|
10.07.24
|
Netherlands England |
1-2 |
|
06.07.24
|
England Switzerland (Penalties:5 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
England Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
25.06.24
|
England Slovenia |
0-0 |
|
20.06.24
|
Denmark England |
1-1 |
|
16.06.24
|
Serbia England |
0-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
England Iceland |
0-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
England Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
England Belgium |
2-2 |
|
23.03.24
|
England Brazil |
0-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
North Macedonia England |
1-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
England Malta |
2-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
England Italy |
3-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
England Australia |
1-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Scotland England |
1-3 |
|
09.09.23
|
Ukraine England |
1-1 |
|
19.06.23
|
England North Macedonia |
7-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
Malta England |
0-4 |
|
26.03.23
|
England Ukraine |
2-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Italy England |
1-2 |
|
10.12.22
|
England France |
1-2 |
|
04.12.22
|
England Senegal |
3-0 |
|
29.11.22
|
Wales England |
0-3 |
|
25.11.22
|
England USA |
0-0 |
|
21.11.22
|
England Iran |
6-2 |
|
01.07.26
|
England DR Congo |
2-1 |
|
23.06.26
|
England Ghana |
0-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
England Croatia |
4-2 |
|
10.06.26
|
England Costa Rica |
3-0 |
|
06.06.26
|
England New Zealand |
1-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
England Japan |
0-1 |
|
27.03.26
|
England Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
13.11.25
|
England Serbia |
2-0 |
|
09.10.25
|
England Wales |
3-0 |
|
06.09.25
|
England Andorra |
2-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
England Senegal |
1-3 |
|
24.03.25
|
England Latvia |
3-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
17.11.24
|
England Ireland |
5-0 |
|
10.10.24
|
England Greece |
1-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
England Finland |
2-0 |
|
06.07.24
|
England Switzerland (Penalties:5 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
England Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
25.06.24
|
England Slovenia |
0-0 |
|
07.06.24
|
England Iceland |
0-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
England Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
England Belgium |
2-2 |
|
23.03.24
|
England Brazil |
0-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
England Malta |
2-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
England Italy |
3-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
England Australia |
1-0 |
|
19.06.23
|
England North Macedonia |
7-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
England Ukraine |
2-0 |
|
10.12.22
|
England France |
1-2 |
|
04.12.22
|
England Senegal |
3-0 |
|
25.11.22
|
England USA |
0-0 |
|
21.11.22
|
England Iran |
6-2 |
|
26.09.22
|
England Germany |
3-3 |
|
14.06.22
|
England Hungary |
0-4 |
|
11.06.22
|
England Italy |
0-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
England Ivory Coast |
3-0 |
|
26.03.22
|
England Switzerland |
2-1 |
|
12.11.21
|
England Albania |
5-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
England Hungary |
1-1 |
|
05.09.21
|
England Andorra |
4-0 |
|
07.07.21
|
England Denmark |
2-1 |
|
29.06.21
|
England Germany |
2-0 |
|
18.06.21
|
England Scotland |
0-0 |
|
13.06.21
|
England Croatia |
1-0 |
|
06.06.21
|
England Romania |
1-0 |
|
02.06.21
|
England Austria |
1-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
England Poland |
2-1 |
|
25.03.21
|
England San Marino |
5-0 |
|
18.11.20
|
England Iceland |
4-0 |
|
12.11.20
|
England Ireland |
3-0 |
|
27.06.26
|
Panama England |
0-2 |
|
16.11.25
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
14.10.25
|
Latvia England |
0-5 |
|
09.09.25
|
Serbia England |
0-5 |
|
07.06.25
|
Andorra England |
0-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Greece England |
0-3 |
|
13.10.24
|
Finland England |
1-3 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ireland England |
0-2 |
|
14.07.24
|
Spain England |
2-1 |
|
10.07.24
|
Netherlands England |
1-2 |
|
20.06.24
|
Denmark England |
1-1 |
|
16.06.24
|
Serbia England |
0-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
North Macedonia England |
1-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Scotland England |
1-3 |
|
09.09.23
|
Ukraine England |
1-1 |
|
16.06.23
|
Malta England |
0-4 |
|
23.03.23
|
Italy England |
1-2 |
|
29.11.22
|
Wales England |
0-3 |
|
23.09.22
|
Italy England |
1-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
Germany England |
1-1 |
|
04.06.22
|
Hungary England |
1-0 |
|
15.11.21
|
San Marino England |
0-10 |
|
09.10.21
|
Andorra England |
0-5 |
|
08.09.21
|
Poland England |
1-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Hungary England |
0-4 |
|
11.07.21
|
Italy England (Penalties:3 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
03.07.21
|
Ukraine England |
0-4 |
|
22.06.21
|
Czech Republic England |
0-1 |
|
28.03.21
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
15.11.20
|
Belgium England |
2-0 |
|
08.09.20
|
Denmark England |
0-0 |
|
05.09.20
|
Iceland England |
0-1 |
|
17.11.19
|
Kosovo England |
0-4 |
|
14.10.19
|
Bulgaria England |
0-6 |
|
11.10.19
|
Czech Republic England |
2-1 |
|
25.03.19
|
Montenegro England |
1-5 |
|
29.06.26
|
Brazil Japan |
2-1 |
|
26.06.26
|
Japan Sweden |
1-1 |
|
21.06.26
|
Tunisia Japan |
0-4 |
|
14.06.26
|
Netherlands Japan |
2-2 |
|
31.05.26
|
Japan Iceland |
1-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
England Japan |
0-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
Scotland Japan |
0-1 |
|
18.11.25
|
Japan Bolivia |
3-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Japan Ghana |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Japan Brazil |
3-2 |
|
10.10.25
|
Japan Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
10.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Mexico Japan |
0-0 |
|
15.07.25
|
South Korea Japan |
0-1 |
|
12.07.25
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Japan Indonesia |
6-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
Australia Japan |
1-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Japan Bahrain |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
China Japan |
1-3 |
|
15.11.24
|
Indonesia Japan |
0-4 |
|
15.10.24
|
Japan Australia |
1-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
0-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
0-5 |
|
05.09.24
|
Japan China |
7-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Japan Syria |
5-0 |
|
06.06.24
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-5 |
|
26.03.24
|
North Korea Japan |
0-3 |
|
21.03.24
|
Japan North Korea |
1-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Iran Japan |
2-1 |
|
31.01.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
1-3 |
|
24.01.24
|
Japan Indonesia |
3-1 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
Japan Vietnam |
4-2 |
|
09.01.24
|
Japan Jordan |
6-1 |
|
01.01.24
|
Japan Thailand |
5-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Syria Japan |
0-5 |
|
16.11.23
|
Japan Myanmar |
5-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Japan Tunisia |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Japan Canada |
4-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Japan Turkey |
4-2 |
|
09.09.23
|
Germany Japan |
1-4 |
|
20.06.23
|
Japan Peru |
4-1 |
|
15.06.23
|
Japan El Salvador |
6-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Japan Colombia |
1-2 |
|
24.03.23
|
Japan Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
27.11.22
|
Japan Costa Rica |
0-1 |
|
25.06.26
|
Japan Sweden |
1-1 |
|
31.05.26
|
Japan Iceland |
1-0 |
|
18.11.25
|
Japan Bolivia |
3-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Japan Ghana |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Japan Brazil |
3-2 |
|
10.10.25
|
Japan Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
12.07.25
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Japan Indonesia |
6-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Japan Bahrain |
2-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Japan Australia |
1-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Japan China |
7-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Japan Syria |
5-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Japan North Korea |
1-0 |
|
24.01.24
|
Japan Indonesia |
3-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
Japan Vietnam |
4-2 |
|
09.01.24
|
Japan Jordan |
6-1 |
|
01.01.24
|
Japan Thailand |
5-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Japan Myanmar |
5-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Japan Tunisia |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Japan Canada |
4-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Japan Turkey |
4-2 |
|
20.06.23
|
Japan Peru |
4-1 |
|
15.06.23
|
Japan El Salvador |
6-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Japan Colombia |
1-2 |
|
24.03.23
|
Japan Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
27.11.22
|
Japan Costa Rica |
0-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Japan Canada |
1-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Japan Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Japan USA |
2-0 |
|
27.07.22
|
Japan South Korea |
3-0 |
|
24.07.22
|
Japan China |
0-0 |
|
19.07.22
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Japan Tunisia |
0-3 |
|
10.06.22
|
Japan Ghana |
4-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Japan Brazil |
0-1 |
|
02.06.22
|
Japan Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Japan Vietnam |
1-1 |
|
01.02.22
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
2-0 |
|
27.01.22
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Japan Australia |
2-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Japan Oman |
0-1 |
|
15.06.21
|
Japan Kyrgyzstan |
5-1 |
|
11.06.21
|
Japan Serbia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.21
|
Japan Tajikistan |
4-1 |
|
28.05.21
|
Japan Myanmar |
10-0 |
|
25.03.21
|
Japan South Korea |
3-0 |
|
29.06.26
|
Brazil Japan |
2-1 |
|
21.06.26
|
Tunisia Japan |
0-4 |
|
14.06.26
|
Netherlands Japan |
2-2 |
|
31.03.26
|
England Japan |
0-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
Scotland Japan |
0-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Mexico Japan |
0-0 |
|
15.07.25
|
South Korea Japan |
0-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
Australia Japan |
1-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
China Japan |
1-3 |
|
15.11.24
|
Indonesia Japan |
0-4 |
|
10.10.24
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
0-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
0-5 |
|
06.06.24
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-5 |
|
26.03.24
|
North Korea Japan |
0-3 |
|
03.02.24
|
Iran Japan |
2-1 |
|
31.01.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
1-3 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Syria Japan |
0-5 |
|
09.09.23
|
Germany Japan |
1-4 |
|
23.11.22
|
Germany Japan |
1-2 |
|
24.03.22
|
Australia Japan |
0-2 |
|
16.11.21
|
Oman Japan |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Vietnam Japan |
0-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
1-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
China Japan |
0-1 |
|
30.03.21
|
Mongolia Japan |
0-14 |
|
18.12.19
|
South Korea Japan |
1-0 |
|
10.12.19
|
China Japan |
1-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Kyrgyzstan Japan |
0-2 |
|
15.10.19
|
Tajikistan Japan |
0-3 |
|
10.09.19
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-2 |
|
24.06.19
|
Ecuador Japan |
1-1 |
|
20.06.19
|
Uruguay Japan |
2-2 |
|
28.01.19
|
Iran Japan |
0-3 |
|
24.01.19
|
Vietnam Japan |
0-1 |
|
08.09.15
|
Afghanistan Japan |
0-6 |
|
02.08.15
|
North Korea Japan |
2-1 |
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